Chapter 257: 263. Chapter 263: Are You Wrong?

263. Chapter 263: Are You Wrong?

One against two?

No, it's one hundred against two.

By shattering the data world and absorbing the data stream composed of countless strings of 0s and 1s that made it up, Iris completed her evolution.

As the origin of the Wizard World's Intellectual Machine Wizards, the Special Ruin World had its own logic.

After the rainbow mark on her forehead digested the absorbed data stream, Iris was no longer troubled by personality fragmentation.

On the contrary, she could now utilize the split personalities to assist in combat, just as she was doing.

These Irises, with their different makeup, attire, and personalities, were all simulated bodies constructed by Iris using the abilities she gained after digesting the data stream.

It was just that the actions of these simulated bodies were controlled under the strict supervision of Iris's main personality, utilizing nearly a hundred different split personalities.

"Thank you, Lin Ke."

Iris murmured, then took the lead in the charge, guiding nearly a hundred split-personality Irises as they surged toward the gentle Iris in the pale blue floral dress and the Northern Beast-Taming Wizard Iris.

Only the Iris who survives can continue to be Iris?

Lip service is useless; let's just take action.

Let's see which Iris is the one who survives in the end.

Lin Ke, who had been thanked by Iris, was currently in a state of impotent rage.

The trial mechanism was just like a scumbag, heartless after the deed.

The moment Iris shattered the data world, it kicked Lin Ke out once again.

Moreover, this time it was extremely excessive; it kicked Lin Ke directly out of the Special Ruin World and into the boundless starry sky.

"Armor up!"

Lin Ke's reaction was not slow; he promptly activated his life-bound spell "Battle Armor" and donned the Starry Sky Survival Mode Battle Armor.

Only then was he not directly exposed to the various rays ubiquitous in the universe.

Even worse, the moment Lin Ke's figure appeared, the Starry Sky Fortress, which had been prepared all along, took action.

It fired a displacement beam, intending to capture Lin Ke alive to obtain information.

Although Lin Ke had a premonition in his heart that even if he were captured alive by the Starry Sky Fortress, it was highly probable that nothing bad would happen.

On the contrary, it was highly likely that he could obtain benefits.

However, Lin Ke chose to escape.

"Flandre."

He called out in his heart.

Flandre, who shared a brief telepathic connection, immediately entered the "Small World" where the thunder was gradually subsiding from Lin Ke's sea of consciousness, appearing at the source still wreathed in electric light.

After taking an electric shock, her hair standing on end and her little face blackened, Flandre entered the black doorway on the right, which had expanded significantly, and arrived in the Fairy World.

Before she had even landed steadily, Flandre performed a reverse summon on Lin Ke.

The capture beam fired by the Starry Sky Fortress just barely missed Lin Ke's body, hitting nothing.

Within a subordinate agency of the Supreme Council that was rotating duty for this special Starry Sky Fortress, a loud, angry curse rang out.

"Issue an order to all wizard organizations to obtain detailed information on this person."

The head of the subordinate agency, a Level 6 Great Sage, ordered coldly with a dark face.

"Report."

A staff member spoke up, "The Rivose Biological and Medical Academy has already submitted a claim report to the Supreme Council, which mentions detailed information about this person. The Supreme Council had already forwarded the relevant report to us long ago."

"Rivose Academy?"

The Level 6 Great Sage's expression stiffened slightly. After a moment of stunned silence, he feigned naturalness and said, "Since it has already been reported, don't create extra complications."

"Yes."

The staff member responded loudly.

"Hmm, you are very good, very attentive."

The person in charge...

"Uh..."

The young staff member was dumbfounded.

This...

Shouldn't there be a reward?

Why did he flip his attitude?

Was there any part he didn't do well?

Wizard World.

West Coast, Tudor Region, Michelle District.

A piece of news that shocked countless wizards suddenly spread.

The Rivose Biological and Medical Academy had formally submitted a report to the Supreme Council some time ago to "claim" the special "Outsider," hoping the Supreme Council would fulfill its promise and allocate a batch of high-level resources.

The Supreme Council had formally accepted this report, had already begun verification, and had achieved certain progress.

After this news spread in the Michelle District, it immediately caused a huge uproar.

If the Supreme Council truly satisfied the Rivose Academy's request and allocated this batch of high-level resources, then there would be no way to hinder Sosi Great Sage's promotion.

The two founders of the Rivose Academy would both become Level 8 Great Sages.

This improvement could not be described as anything but massive.

The balance of power in the Michelle District would face a reshuffling.

With their high-end strength greatly increased and their weaknesses patched, the Riverside Academy will inevitably launch an assault on the status of the Michelle Great Sage Tower.

A battle of wits and strength was about to unfold.

The magnificent scene of strife seemed to be right before their eyes.

What left the four top wizard organizations—Shadow City, the Flame and Metal Trading Company, the White Tower Alliance, and Mesopotamia University (crossed out)—most speechless was that even though the Rivose Academy was guaranteed to receive that batch of high-level resources from the Supreme Council, it still hadn't stopped its scavenging actions everywhere.

It was as if they were saying, "Only children make choices; I want them all."

This posture and style were extremely overbearing.

The two forces, the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance, could be said to be the most uncomfortable.

They had just used a textbook-style flanking sneak attack to demonstrate their strength and prestige, issued a warning, and stated their position.

And the result... was this?

You damn bastard, you don't follow wizardly ethics; you play sneak attacks.

If you have the ability, don't play these fancy tricks; come and fight head-on!

In the eyes of outsiders, the one with the biggest reaction was undoubtedly Mesopotamia University.

It went directly from a selective school closure where one could leave but not enter, to a state of total lockdown, where neither leaving nor entering was allowed.

Moreover, Mesopotamia University also let out word that it would shrink its sphere of influence in the near future.

One month later, it would completely blockade the entire Mesopotamia Special Zone.

It warned all wizard organizations with business operations in the Mesopotamia Special Zone to withdraw early to avoid causing losses.

Considering that Mesopotamia University had forcibly taken in a rebellious family from the Rivose Academy despite the Rivose Academy's opposition and negotiations, such a big reaction seemed to make sense.

After all, any wizard who had lived long enough knew what kind of personality Ruivo Great Sage had.

"Vindictive" — this word is the most precise way to describe the Riverside Great Sage.

Nearly 1,900 years ago, Michelle Great Sage said, "Two Level 6 Great Sages want to establish a special zone? Have you weighed yourselves?"—a remark that Ruivo Great Sage had remembered to this day.

During this time, he had also seized every opportunity to disgust Michelle Great Sage and the Michelle Great Sage Tower.

Wizard organizations with a longer history all knew what kind of style the Rivose Academy had.

Although its name contained the words "biological" and "medical," and it was indeed proficient in biological cultivation and extraordinary medicine, at least five out of ten wizards trained by the Rivose Academy were keen on external expansion.

If Mesopotamia University didn't want to be fiercely retaliated against by its former staunch ally, and couldn't bring itself to go and apologize, then shrinking back and closing its doors to avoid the sharp edge was undoubtedly an extremely correct decision.

It just wasn't very glorious.

Fairy World.

Paro Sage Legion Forward Base.

The medical department's station, the tent where Lin Ke had stayed last time.

"How is my sister?"

Renee, having received notification from Paro Sage, rushed over. As soon as she saw Lin Ke, she immediately asked with concern.

"It's a long story."

Lin Ke already knew at this time that a month had passed since the rear camp in the Barren World was attacked.

The time dilation in the Special Ruin World really made Lin Ke's head ache.

A month had passed, and although the portal between the Fairy World and the rear camp in the Barren World had not yet been repaired, communication with the Wizard World native world had not been cut off because of this.

Naturally, Wizard Renee knew that the academy had done such a big thing.

Only from the academy's report did she learn that her own younger sister was actually the special "Outsider" in the prophecy, which left Wizard Renee feeling extremely shocked.

After the irrepressible secret joy, Wizard Renee began to worry again.

Even knowing that Iris was nine times out of ten not in danger of losing her life, she was still very worried.

It was in this state of mind that Wizard Renee suddenly received news that Lin Ke Grand, who had fallen into the space-time turbulence together with Iris, had suddenly arrived in the Fairy World alone.

She had heard Asande mention it and knew that Lin Ke Grand had a strange connection with the Fairy World and possessed the ability to come to the Fairy World at any time. Since he had arrived alone without bringing Iris with him, something must have happened during that time.

Consequently, Wizard Renee appeared very anxious.

"Make it short."

Renee glared fiercely at Lin Ke.

Asande Cornett, who was silently following behind Renee, also gave Lin Ke a look, signaling him not to keep them in suspense.

Didn't he see how anxious Renee was?

He was still keeping them in suspense; did he want a beating?

Paro Sage was not interested in this matter, so he left the space in the tent to the three of them and went out to clear his mind.

What troubled him most now was how to win back Celine.

For the past month, even though things like the joint surprise attack by the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance had happened.

Celine had never taken the initiative to care about him.

She had truly achieved a complete cut-off, without the slightest bit of lingering attachment.

Even when establishing the Pharmacy Research Group, she only took away the newly trained Sariya, Ella, and Tina.

She didn't want any of the pharmacists and logistics personnel she had previously trained for Paro Sage.

Even when some people, such as Old Man Murphy, submitted applications, they were directly rejected.

Paro Sage had initiated cross-boundary communication several times, and although Sage Celine had answered, she was no longer as warm as before.

The Celine who once had her heart and eyes full of Paro seemed to have disappeared forever.

She no longer took the initiative to start topics, only answering Paro Sage's questions in a disjointed manner.

Her tone was also cold, without much emotional fluctuation.

The state she displayed was that she truly didn't want to care about anything related to Paro anymore.

She only wanted to live her own life well, develop her own forces, and improve her own strength, status, and position.

This made Paro Sage's mood become extremely complicated.

Those who are favored are fearless; those who cannot be obtained are always restless.

Only after losing do you know the depth of affection.

Paro Sage had several times wanted to put down the matters at hand, rush back to the Wizard World native world, have a heart-to-heart talk with Celine, clear up misunderstandings, and save the relationship.

Unfortunately, the entire Paro Sage Legion took him as their backbone.

Paro Sage simply could not move lightly.

Let alone returning to the Wizard World native world, even if he left the forward base by just one meter, the personal guard captain had to accompany and protect him.

It was as if the entire legion would become nervous at the slightest disturbance where Paro Sage was currently located.

"I really want to fight the Abyssal Demons again."

A depressed mood that could not be vented made Paro Sage very uncomfortable.

He actually hoped for another wave of the Abyssal Demon army to besiege the Fairy World.

In that case, when he was in a bad mood, he would at least have a punching bag.

(Abyssal Demon: Despicable wizard, did I provoke you?)

Inside the tent.

Lin Ke briefly recounted his "previous" experience and finally emphasized: "When I was kicked out, I received a piece of information."

"What information?"

Wizard Renee immediately pressed for an answer.

Lin Ke said:

"The portal is not so easy to open; there are three steps.

The first step is for Iris to pass all the trials and become the temporary World Lord of the Special Ruin World.

As for what the other two steps are, I don't know.

And there are nine trials in total.

When I was kicked out, Iris had just begun to accept the second trial."

"So troublesome?"

Even knowing in her heart that passing nine trials to become the temporary World Lord of the Special Ruin World.

Was a huge bargain for both Iris and the Clarke family.

Wizard Renee's instinctive reaction was still to complain that nine trials were too many and too troublesome.

Hearing this, Lin Ke learned Asande's habit and raised his eyebrows at him.

After being persuaded to quit by the guard captain and after his own careful consideration, Asande had decided to resign and was no longer as frivolous as before.

He pursed his lips, gently patted the stunned Wizard Renee, and then asked Lin Ke: "How long do you think it will take for Iris to pass the trials?"

"I really don't know about that."

Lin Ke spread his hands, "I have already done the limit of what I could do."

As he spoke, Lin Ke touched his hair, which had been stood up by the aftershocks of the ball lightning while transiting through the "Small World" and couldn't be smoothed down no matter what: "In order to help Iris, I also paid a great price."

Hmm...

The "Small World" that Flandre had painstakingly managed and made beautiful was now effectively a disaster area waiting to be rebuilt.

All those carefully planted flowers and plants were destroyed in one fell swoop.

Lin Ke's reserve food and emergency supplies, except for those hidden in the warehouse deep underground, were also seven or eight-tenths destroyed.

Calculating slightly, the loss was about 200 standard Level 2 Magic Stones.

200 standard Level 2 Magic Stones—an ordinary Level 1 Official Wizard might not be able to earn that even after working hard for a year.

The Grande Potion Shop would have to sell 60 bottles of "Single-Minded" potion, and after deducting all costs and expenses, the remaining net profit would be enough to compensate for this loss.

"Thank you, Lin Ke."

Hearing this, Asande immediately thanked him sincerely.

Afterward, Asande said to Renee: "Let's go back first and let Lin Ke rest for a while; it's clear that he is very tired now."

"Hmm."

Wizard Renee nodded and left with Asande.

Lifting the tent flap and about to walk out of the tent, Asande suddenly paused and reminded him without looking back: "Your little girlfriend has already returned to the academy, and something happened to her; remember to contact her."

This reminder caused Wizard Renee to pinch Asande fiercely.

"Thanks."

Lin Ke thanked the loyal Asande but didn't rush to contact Molly.

He was indeed very tired now, from body to soul, tired to the point of near collapse.

From the moment he was swept into the space-time turbulence, except for the time he was unconscious, Lin Ke hadn't rested.

Especially during the time he was trapped in Iris's dream, the consumption of mental power and spirit was particularly great.

He really couldn't summon the spirit or strength to do anything else; he just wanted to sleep.

Instructing Flandre to maintain vigilance, Lin Ke cleaned his body with wizardry techniques and then fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already two days later.

The refreshed Lin Ke was shocked to find that his mental power had actually completed liquefaction, and he had already promoted to a Level 2 Wizard.

Mental power liquefaction is a process of grinding; for an ordinary Level 1 Wizard, just taking the first step of liquefaction usually takes 2 to 3 years.

Sariya, Ella, and Tina had been graduated from the Advanced Academy for nearly 3 years and still hadn't taken the first step, trapped at the Level 1 Wizard realm, unable to make any progress.

The ball lightning promoting the "Small World" to complete its fourth evolution brought benefits to Lin Ke that saved him at least 4 to 5 years of time.

He couldn't spare the time to sigh at his own changes and progress.

Under the supervision of little Flandre, Lin Ke took out the encrypted cross-boundary communicator and sent a communication request to Molly.

After a long while, the video communication was finally connected.

Molly appeared on the screen with a silkworm baby as white and tender as jade on her head, grinning at Lin Ke and revealing a row of neat white teeth that shimmered with cold light.

She looked Lin Ke up and down, confirming that he was not missing any arms or legs.

She first nodded to Flandre, who was standing with her hands on her hips and seriously supervising Lin Ke.

Then she opened her mouth, her voice gentle, and asked Lin Ke:

"Finished your honeymoon?" ===== CHAPTER 258 =====